Data

Princeton U.

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,401   1,391   1,415   1,386   1,318   1,254   1,211   1,163   1,128   1,099
    Hispanic or Latino   149   157   165   168   151   136   125   104   98   94
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,154   1,141   1,158   1,129   1,068   1,024   994   966   947   918
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Asian   309   297   265   251   229   208   195   172   161   146
      Black or African American   73   79   82   66   52   52   50   56   64   55
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0
      White   693   686   733   744   720   706   699   689   681   679
      More than one race   78   78   77   68   67   57   49   49   41   37
    Unknown ethnicity and race   98   93   92   89   99   94   92   93   83   87
  Temporary visa holders   1,216   1,146   1,105   1,065   978   984   993   962   932   922
  Science and engineering   2,617   2,537   2,520   2,451   2,296   2,238   2,204   2,125   2,060   2,021
    Science   1,967   1,930   1,910   1,871   1,586   1,558   1,528   1,501   1,558   1,547
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   321   321   309   292   297   277   268   251   204   207
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   231   242   240   223   0   0   0   0   143   123
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   59   61   62   62   56   57   61   52   58   62
      Mathematics and statistics   172   154   146   156   100   93   102   110   92   93
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   9   11   4   5   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   447   430   412   403   392   380   367   355   329   338
      Psychology   59   55   52   47   52   48   46   44   49   42
      Social sciences   669   656   685   683   689   703   684   689   645   641
    Engineering   650   607   610   580   710   680   676   624   502   474
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   118   109   110   111   107   97   91   92   98   81
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   87   74   71   73   54   61   64   60   54   54
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   238   248   238   208   401   364   360   315   168   169
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   56   56   68   78   61   64   61   59   53   45
      Mechanical engineering   132   120   123   110   87   94   100   98   99   96
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   30   29
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

NOTES:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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